Memorial…to what?

A day is set aside

To remember those we lost

On land, air or sea

In places so far away.

So, what do we remember?

Glorious victories or painful defeats?

The loss of loved ones

Or one National pride?

How do we remember?

A public holiday for all

To go and spend at all the sales

In the local shopping malls.

Therefore, those who died are remembered

With sympathy and dignity

Proud of their glorious contribution

Giving today’s economy such a boost!

29^th May 2002, Townsend, Tennessee, United States of America.